As with all Bellator shows, Bellator 19 airs live on FOX Sports Net (check local listings in case the show is preempted by local sports programming), and highlights packages air the following Saturday on NBC, Telemundo and mun2.

Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday, April 23, at all Ticketmaster locations.

“Bellator is thrilled at the opportunity to bring our innovative, nationally televised tournament-style mixed-martial-arts events to the many millions of passionate MMA fans in Texas,” Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney stated. “Joe Soto has established himself as one of the top featherweights in the world, and this fight versus Diego should be a war. Additionally, we have two Bellator semifinal tournament bouts in the welterweight division and five other world class fights on this card. It should be a great night.”

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